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Reformed Niger Delta Avengers demand $1.3m for release of 8 hostages

  Nigerian pirates are demanding a ransom of $1.3 million in exchange for the release of eight hostages held in the Gulf of...

Dare-devil hoodlums ambush, shoot DPO, abduct four policemen

  For a dare, some hoodlums in Ogun village have shot a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and also abducted four policemen after a...

Exposed! How generator dealers, manufacturers rip-off Nigerians

  By Boye Ajayi with additional reports from Ayodele Akinsola   With almost half of Nigeria’s population perpetually in darkness as a result...

Emirates airline to finally introduce premium economy

  President of Emirates Tim Clark, confirmed that his airline will introduce premium economy before the end of the year. Clark said that...

Messi, Barca fined €780 for tribute to Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi and Barcelona football club have been fined a combined €780 ($943) after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting...

How Covid-19 pushed millions into poverty and hunger – UN

  The United Nations Tuesday estimated that 235 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency relief next year due to the...

6-year-old child goes through hell in the hands of abusive foster mother

     By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri     A six-year-old girl with the name, Amanda, has finally been rescued from her abusive foster...

Couple nabbed for theft of friend’s 3-day-old baby

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A couple has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for stealing a three-day-old baby. The couple, Kabiru Suleiman...

BREAKING: Horror: Rampaging kidnappers waste Ondo first-class monarch

    Kidnappers, who have been on the prowl unrestrained by the Ondo State Government, have shot dead a first class monarch in...

#EndSARS protest: UK lawmakers mull sanctions against Nigerian govt, security officials

  The United Kingdom Parliament on Monday took a swipe at the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for the attack and clampdown on...

Trump finally agrees transition of power to Joe Biden can begin

  US President Donald Trump has agreed that the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden can begin. The head of the General...

Nigeria suffering worst recession in living memory

  Nigeria’s economy shrank by by -2.48 percent in the third quarter of 2020, marking the biggest quarterly drop on record and plunging...

Breaking: Black Friday: Senator Ndoma-Egba loses spouse in ghastly road crash

  It came like a black joke but it is true as Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, former Senate Leader, on Friday lost his wife, Amaka,...

KLM plans to resume flights to Nigeria in December

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to resume flights to Nigeria in December, Per Second News gathered. Hello Nigeria!...

Tony Elumelu bags Belgium’s highest national honour

  The Kingdom of Belgium’s highest national honour has been conferred on Africa’s leading investor, philanthropist and UBA Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu. It is...

Breaking News: Former Super Eagles Star Christian Obodo released by kidnappers in Warri.

Former Super Eagles Star, Christian Obodo who was abducted by kidnappers on Sunday evening, in Warri, Delta has been released. More details to...